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Bureau of Elections tallies write-in votes

The Butler County Bureau of Elections on Wednesday released the results of write-in voting in the May 19 primary. The successful nominees needed at least 10 write-in votes.

In Adams Township, Linda Lees won write-in nominations on the Democratic ballot for both the six-year and four-year seats on the board of supervisors. She already won the Republican nominations for those seats in the primary.In Brady Township, William Guiney now will be listed on the Republican ballot after he got 22 write-in votes for supervisor. He already is listed on the fall ballot as the Democratic nominee.In Buffalo Township, Tony Genta won a Democratic write-in nomination for one of the two six-year seats on the board of supervisors, joining Lynn Sasala on the fall ballot. They will oppose Republicans John Haven and Gary Risch Sr., who won nominations in the primary.In Center Township, Ken Frenchak, who won the Republican nomination for six-year supervisor, also locked up the Democratic nomination with 35 write-in votes.In Clay Township, James Speicher, who won the Democratic nomination for six-year supervisor, also won the Republican nomination with 12 write-in votes.In Clearfield Township, Daniel Raabe, who won the Democratic nomination for six-year supervisor, also won the Republican nomination with 19 write-in votes.In Clinton Township, Ed Boyd, who won the Republican nomination for six-year supervisor, also won the Democratic nomination with 46 write-in votes.In Connoquenessing Township, Sherry Lokhaiser, who lost the Republican nomination for six-year supervisor, won a write-in vote for the Democratic nomination and will face Stephen Misko in the fall.In Fairview Township, Dennis Bryan, who won the Democratic nomination, also won the Republican nomination with 18 write-in votes.In Forward Township, Mark Wilson, who won the Republican nomination for six-year supervisor, also won the Democratic nomination with 18 write-in votes.In Franklin Township, Dale Forester got 28 write-in votes to become the Democratic nominee for a six-year supervisor's seat. He will face Republican nominee Janet Gray in the fall. For the two-year supervisor's seat, Republican nominee Robert Thompson also won the Democratic nomination with 20 write-in votes.In Jackson Township, Ron Lutz, who won the Republican nomination for six-year supervisor, also won the Democratic nomination with 45 write-in votes.In Jefferson Township, Lois Rankin, who won the Republican nomination for six-year supervisor, also won the Democratic nomination with 27 write-in votes.In Marion Township, James McBride won the Republican nomination for six-year supervisor with 31 write-in votes. In the fall election, he will face Bob Beren, who won the Democratic nomination in the primary.In Middlesex Township, Donald Marshall, who won the Republican nomination for six-year supervisor, also won the Democratic nomination with 40 write-in votes.In Muddy Creek Township, Dale Kerr won the Republican nomination for six-year supervisor with 30 write-in votes. He will face Democratic nominee Anne Sudano in the fall election.In Oakland Township, Brent Patten, who won the Democratic nomination for six-year supervisor, also won the Republican nomination with 24 write-in votes.In Penn Township, Doug Roth, who won the Republican nomination for six-year supervisor, also won the Democratic nomination with 12 write-in votes.

In Bruin, Don Day got 17 write-in votes to win the Republican nomination for mayor. There were no candidates for either party on the primary ballot.In Chicora, Lisa Nagy got 13 write-in votes to win the Democratic nomination for mayor. She already had won the Republican nomination, unseating the incumbent mayor.In Connoquenessing, Ronald Kaufman got 16 write-in votes to win the Republican nomination for a four-year council seat. There were three four-year openings and one two-year council seat on the ballot. There were no names on the primary ballot.In East Butler, Bryan Bandura got 11 write-in votes to win the third of three four-year council seats on the ballot. He will join two other Democratic nominees on the fall ballot. There were no Republicans on the primary ballot.In Mars, Mayor Richard Settlemire got 19 write-in votes to win the Democratic nomination for mayor. He already had won the Republican nomination in the primary. Also, the fall ballot will have another Democratic nominee for a four-year seat on council. Mike Fleming got 34 write-in votes to join two other Democrats on the ballot. Fleming also will be on the fall ballot as a Republican, after getting 58 write-in votes for council. Joanne Rogers, who got 12 write-ins, also won as a Republican nominee for council. They will join two other Republicans who won nominations in the primary. There are four seats to be filled.In Prospect, where no names appeared on the primary ballot for mayor, James Butler got 14 write-in votes to get the Republican nomination. In the race for four four-year seats on council, Robert Boyce and Glenn Gitzen each got 20 write-in votes to win Republican nominations. They join one other Republican nominee. There are no Democrats on the fall ballot.In Saxonburg, Jody Pleauger got 15 write-in votes to win the Democratic nomination for mayor. She will face incumbent Brian Antoszyk in the fall election.In Seven Fields, Kevin Caridad won both the Republican and Democratic nominations for a four-year seat on council, with 42 and 21 write-in votes, respectively. He will join two other Republican nominees on the fall ballot for three open seats on council. He will be the lone Democrat on the ballot.In Slippery Rock, Royce Lorentz won the Democratic nomination for a four-year seat on council. He will join two other Democrats on the fall ballot for the three seats open on council. Lorentz also won a Republican nomination in the primary.In Valencia, Scott Giel got 10 write-in votes to win the Republican nomination for a four-year seat on council. There were no names for either party on the primary ballot.

In the Mars School District, Rita Dorsch won a Republican nomination for school board with 135 write-in votes and a Democratic nomination with 73 write-in votes. Three other people won both parties' nominations for the board in the primary. There are four seats to be filled.

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